The rice scoop is used to scoop and mix rice.It is a tool used when mixing vinegar and rice when making sushi rice. Today, plastic rice scoops are often used, but before the Edo period, it was customary to use...
Washi is Japanese traditional paper. The general features of "Washi" is ・Fibers are much longer than Western paper・Tough even if it is thin, relatively long life・Unique texture.※However, depending on the type and application, it cannot be unequivocally stated.Compared to "Western...
In Japan, there are many kinds of traditional patterns. They are not only beautiful but also they have wonderful meanings! We introduce 3 patterns today. Ichimatsu pattern It is a kind of lattice pattern, and it is a pattern in...
Komodaru is a wooden barrel designed to transport sake during the Edo period. The taru(wooden barrel part) is wrapped with a straw mat or komo, and then tied with rope. The komo is often used as a “label” of sorts to...
Ouchi Kogei produces bamboo chopsticks which is located in Hita City, Oita Prefecture.Hita area is located in the west of Fukuoka Prefecture and in the south of Oita Prefecture which forms a basin. The climate is inland and the characteristic temperature...
Takayuki Nishi Ceramic artistArita porcelain has history of 400 years, the first birth of porcelain in Japan in 1616.Main feature of Arita Porcelain is made of powdered stone that has been crushed.Nishi Takayuki, who works in Arita Town in Saga Prefecture...
"Woodpecker" produces a products mainly cutting boards, and those are designed to make the most of each wood's character, and its brand concept is "living with the wood." Some of woods are feels soft and smooth, and others are hard...
We will introduce [Aiba], which Known as one of the three major Japanese fan, "Kyo-chiwa" has a fan-face and a handle separately, and has a "cut-in" structure to be inserted later. Aiba carries out all the processes of manufacturing...
The product "Moku Neji" series that combines the high performance of industrial products with the soft and warm texture of wood.In Japanese, "Moku" means wood, "Neji" means screw.As the brand name "Mokuneji", wood is subjected to threading technology and combined...
